I farted like any normal person and burped like any normal person pre band But I have noticed since banding that I'm constantly gassy ..farting all the time. I know alot of you can relate but one other thing I have noticed and have paid close attention to is I do NOT burp anymore..I'm thinking that it could be why Im always so gassy with a rumbly tummy. The gas only escapes from one end (my butt) now not (two my mouth and butt). Do any of you have a hard time burping now that you are banded. I just do not burp! I have also noticed that if I go too long in between mealsand wait until my hunger is out of control I get horrible gas cramps..anyone else experiencing this? It makes for me eating alot less when I'm starving cuz the gas cramps are so uncomfortable. Isint this a great topic ..I feel like I can share anything with all of you

Burping no more than usual. No problem w/farting at all. Maybe that's why I'm having abdominal pains the last couple of weeks. It's trapped and can't get out. LOL

I farted like any normal person and burped like any normal person pre band But I have noticed since banding that I'm constantly gassy ..farting all the time. I know alot of you can relate but one other thing I have noticed and have paid close attention to is I do NOT burp anymore..I'm thinking that it could be why Im always so gassy with a rumbly tummy. The gas only escapes from one end (my butt) now not (two my mouth and butt). Do any of you have a hard time burping now that you are banded. I just do not burp! I have also noticed that if I go too long in between mealsand wait until my hunger is out of control I get horrible gas cramps..anyone else experiencing this? It makes for me eating alot less when I'm starving cuz the gas cramps are so uncomfortable. Isint this a great topic ..I feel like I can share anything with all of you

LMAOROFL , thank you for sharing Ms Michelle Blue Eyes...

Well, I've got it backwards again. I roll out these long, extended belches when I eat some things -- like garlic. Farting? Not so much. I guess I just get rid of it right up front. I get stomach cramps if I wait too long to eat. I don't think of it as gas, although it feels like that. I thought it was cramps.

and you complained about my snoring....

I share your new "southern" route since my banding. It's strange, and somewhat challenging, as I fight to find open spaces (like the State of Wyoming).

I've resigned myself to this new ventalation, unless somebody has noticed that this (gas) will pass. :guess

Hi Michelle,

I have lots of gas too, especially if I eat more than I should at a meal time. It affects me in the evening mostly. I can burp, but its mostly little baby burps. The days of the real belch are over for me. If I eat a bandster portion instead of slightly more, the problem decreases. If I dont eat, then no problem. So just dont eat! LOL

Babs in TX

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I fight to find open spaces (like the State of Wyoming).

That needed to be repeated!

Just call me Farti Pants. And I can roll out a good burp now whereas prior to surgery I couldn't burp at all. I'm quite proud of my new burping abilties, but I think I'm even offending my Pipefitter husband with the farts, and that's not easy to do!

I was recently moved into an office with a patio door. They said it was to make room for a new employee, but now I wonder if they're sending me a hint! I better open the door!

OMG!!!!! You guys!!!! I have literally laughed til I cried! And here I am only 3 days post-banding wondering where all this gas came from!

and it only gets better Blossom!!

or should I say it only gets gassier Blossom. ...the gas has never gone away for me ..what is up with that? !

Both ends for me. I was hoping someone would say something about this. I thought it was just me. It was always very difficult for me to pass gas before banding. Not no more, hubby said I had my orfus fixed. What ever that means.

Michelle: I love this thread. My great aunt was the queen of belching and burping. IS there a difference?? Anyway, she would belch and peel paint off the walls. Now my daughter has taken up the scepter and is the Queen of Belching in our family. I on the other hand have taken up the Princess of Farts scepter. I used to have gas before banding but NOTHING like this. I swear I see green clouds when I fart now. I went walking this morning and had a sustained fart for about a mile. LOL!!!!!! NOT a quiet one either. Thank goodness no one was behind me. IT would have been like a Cesna engine blast. LOL!!

JOhn swears he is gonna cork my butt hole. I said if you do that I will just blow up.

Well, i'm glad this was brought up too.

I could burp before banding, as a matter of fact I burped like a man all the time! (my two brothers are responsible for teaching me to burp in neighborhood burping contests) all that to say this.

Now that i'm banded I burp even louder and longer! If we had a contest I bet I would win and I don't bet as a rule! Thats how much faith I have in my ability to burp the best.

So, any takers?

LOL..Penni. I'm dying of laughter over here with that last post.You are too funny girlfriend! I'm here picturing your cute little voice saying all of that and I'm rollin'.. Cant you just feel the love in this place? We are all way too comfortable with eachother!

Penni, SHUT UP! I wonder if we laugh too much, thereby sucking too much air in our guts? I wasn't able to burp pre-band. Now I burp once a week - one really long burp. But this farting thing has gotta stop. It's to the point where I'm sick of being embarrassed, so I'm just letting them rip. At least I can blame them on Chris. I owe him big time. A long time ago we were walking down a hallway in a casino, and he ripped a big fart just as another couple turned the corner right by us. He looked at me with a scolding voice and blamed me for his fart. So the people thought it was me. Men! But payback's a bitch, ain't it? I wonder what the non-farters eat compared to the farters. I'm a farter, and I try to get veggies in twice a day. Anyone else?

You guys crack me up. I needed that laugh Penni. That "sustained fart" was a hoot.

What I've noticed more after banding is not quite a burp but like a roll of gas bubbles coming up.